We own copies of all of these and still enjoy dipping into them every now and then.
Some are dedicated to Troon, others have a wider Ayrshire content but include Troon references.
| Title | "Troon …….. in old picture postcards" |
| Author(s) | Stewart C Wylie and James Wilson |
| Description | The reproduction of seventy old picture postcards with paragraph about each card provides a "potted history" of the 20th Century. |
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| Title | "Memories of Old Troon" |
| Author(s) | Ian M Mackintosh |
| Description | Over 150 pages, mainly text but with a few photographs and maps, covering the 19th and 20th centuries. Particularly strong on the sea and shipwrecks. |
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| Title | "Purple & Gold ….. the story of Marr College" |
| Author(s) | Douglas Cotter and Alan Stewart |
| Description | Published for Xmas 1996. We can't do better than quote the flyleaf, P&G "is a living history of over 60 years of College life ….". Over 300 pages, packed with stories and photos of classes, events, prefects, and sports teams from the outset to the present. |
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| Title | "Troon Memories" |
| Author(s) | Mae McEwan |
| Description | New in 1996. Published by South Ayrshire Council with input from the Troon Historical Society. Based on a collection of seventy picture postcards, with anecdotes worked in. |
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| Title | "Ayrshire Heritage" |
| Author | Andrew Boyle |
| Description | A collection of true stories about Ayrshire and its people. It draws attention to the vast contribution made by men and women from this corner of a small country to the welfare and progress of mankind in many fields of endeavour. |
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